diff --git a/src/core/ipv4/autoip.c b/src/core/ipv4/autoip.c
index 24c4ddaa099cbbeaafa3d9348568d856d713a06e..caf5216dfa03642896b2ab37c201639b2ff58c60 100644
--- a/src/core/ipv4/autoip.c
+++ b/src/core/ipv4/autoip.c
@@ -365,10 +365,9 @@ autoip_stop(struct netif *netif)
 u32_t
 autoip_tmr_tick(void)
 {
-  struct netif *netif = netif_list;
+  struct netif *netif = NULL;
   u32_t tick = 0;
-
-  while (netif != NULL) {
+  NETIF_FOREACH(netif) {
     struct autoip *autoip = netif_autoip_data(netif);
     if ((autoip != NULL) && (autoip->ttw > 0)) {
       if ((autoip->state == AUTOIP_STATE_PROBING) ||
@@ -376,7 +375,6 @@ autoip_tmr_tick(void)
         SET_TMR_TICK(tick, autoip->ttw);
       }
     }
-    netif = netif->next;
   }
 
   LOWPOWER_DEBUG(("%s tmr tick: %u\n", __func__, tick));
diff --git a/src/core/ipv4/igmp.c b/src/core/ipv4/igmp.c
index 95baed5c74593de13f5feec108953cb862084264..15b0f01673e8fda16cf8a351a8cb011e7267b3e5 100644
--- a/src/core/ipv4/igmp.c
+++ b/src/core/ipv4/igmp.c
@@ -673,10 +673,14 @@ igmp_tmr(void)
 u32_t
 igmp_tmr_tick(void)
 {
-  struct netif *netif;
+  struct netif *netif = NULL;
   u32_t tick = 0;
-
-  NETIF_FOREACH(netif) {
+#ifdef LOSCFG_NET_CONTAINER
+  NETIF_FOREACH(netif, get_root_net_group())
+#else
+  NETIF_FOREACH(netif)
+#endif
+  {
     struct igmp_group *group = netif_igmp_data(netif);
     while (group != NULL) {
       if (group->timer > 0) {
@@ -685,7 +689,6 @@ igmp_tmr_tick(void)
       group = group->next;
     }
   }
-
   LOWPOWER_DEBUG(("%s tmr tick: %u\n", __func__, tick));
   return tick;
 }
diff --git a/src/core/ipv6/dhcp6.c b/src/core/ipv6/dhcp6.c
index 9236646e8a1a5d3b1a2c92a0605981001a599633..49ec8180bb4c136e7ff4d77b5a27c29dc947b001 100644
--- a/src/core/ipv6/dhcp6.c
+++ b/src/core/ipv6/dhcp6.c
@@ -830,7 +830,12 @@ dhcp6_tmr_tick()
   struct netif *netif = NULL;
   u32_t tick = 0;
   /* loop through netif's */
-  NETIF_FOREACH(netif) {
+  #ifdef LOSCFG_NET_CONTAINER
+  NETIF_FOREACH(netif, get_root_net_group())
+#else
+  NETIF_FOREACH(netif)
+#endif
+  {
     struct dhcp6 *dhcp6 = netif_dhcp6_data(netif);
     /* only act on DHCPv6 configured interfaces */
     if ((dhcp6 != NULL) && (dhcp6->request_timeout > 0)) {
diff --git a/src/core/ipv6/mld6.c b/src/core/ipv6/mld6.c
index fb001bf78dd19596d1926bb0bc1c653d32339142..6715acaad357f1d7cb86ef9301fbdedd011e45e0 100644
--- a/src/core/ipv6/mld6.c
+++ b/src/core/ipv6/mld6.c
@@ -535,10 +535,15 @@ mld6_tmr(void)
 u32_t
 mld6_tmr_tick(void)
 {
-  struct netif *netif = netif_list;
+  struct netif *netif = NULL;
   u32_t tick = 0;
 
-  while (netif != NULL) {
+#ifdef LOSCFG_NET_CONTAINER
+  NETIF_FOREACH(netif, get_root_net_group())
+#else
+  NETIF_FOREACH(netif)
+#endif
+  {
     struct mld_group *group = netif_mld6_data(netif);
     while (group != NULL) {
       if (group->timer > 0) {
@@ -546,7 +551,6 @@ mld6_tmr_tick(void)
       }
       group = group->next;
     }
-    netif = netif->next;
   }
 
   LOWPOWER_DEBUG(("%s tmr tick: %u\n", __func__, tick));
diff --git a/src/core/ipv6/nd6.c b/src/core/ipv6/nd6.c
index 2497d34912a3a8c8de0591fad4dabafd6e97de16..1f4079f294bb814d970817196524dabcd6608c36 100644
--- a/src/core/ipv6/nd6.c
+++ b/src/core/ipv6/nd6.c
@@ -1219,7 +1219,12 @@ nd6_tmr_tick(void)
   }
 
   /* Process our own addresses, updating address lifetimes and/or DAD state. */
-  NETIF_FOREACH(netif) {
+#ifdef LOSCFG_NET_CONTAINER
+  NETIF_FOREACH(netif, get_root_net_group())
+#else
+  NETIF_FOREACH(netif)
+#endif
+  {
     for (i = 0; i < LWIP_IPV6_NUM_ADDRESSES; ++i) {
       u8_t addr_state;
 #if LWIP_IPV6_ADDRESS_LIFETIMES